Car-truck.



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, GAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED'AUG127, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

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CAR-TRUCK.

I Specification of Letters Patent,

Application filed August 27, 1913. Serial No. 786,977.

To all 'wizom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. FnNT, a citizen of the United States, res1d1ug at Hugo, in the county of Choctaw and State adapted for freight cars and which is constructed in such manner as to allow proper movement of the car in each direction to permit the car to readily round the curve and enter or leave the switches of the track.

A further object resides in providing a truck constructed and attached to the car body in such manner as to remain secured to the latter when said body is turned over.

A'still further object is theprovisiori of a car truck which issimple in construction, inexpensive to manufac'ture, and hlghly efiicient as well as strong and durable in use.

' of parts to be hereinafter more fully de- With the aboveand other objects in view, my invention consists-1n certain novel "constructions, combinations, and arrangements scribed, claimed,-and illustrated in the/accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a truck appliedto an ordinary car body; Fig. Qis arear elevation thereof; F ig. ;3 is a rear elevation thereof, the car body'being removed and a portion of the truck broken away; Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on the line" 4-4 of F igf 1; Fig. isa vertical detail transverse section on the line5-5 ofFi 4; and Fig. 6 is a slightly enlarged detail perspective view of one ofthe springreceiving cups removed. j I Referringmore specifically to the drawingsin which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates a car body of conventional form to the bottom ofwhich is secured .the. upper bolster 2 extending transversely beneath the car-and foT-mcd' of channel iron, the longitudinal; edges of the same being turned outwardly in opposite directions, and bolted to the bottom of the car, as shown at 3. It willsbe understood that, the ends of the upper bolster 2 stop short of the sides of the car and have the vertical edges thereofdirected, outwardly at right angles and boltedto thefouter'lom' gitudinal brace members 4fasshown-at 5-.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

The vertical portions of the upper bolster 2 have recesses formed therein to jac'commodate the central longitudinalbrace members 6 extended therethrough and secured to the bottom of the car-in any .suitable manner, said central longitudinal bracemem- :bers consisting of vertical plates 7 connected at their lower ends by the horizontal chan-.

nel members 8, bolted thereto, as shown at 9.' The upper bolsterZ has outwardly di-- rectedflanges 1O at'the vertical edges of the openings providedfor; the brace members 6 and the vertical plates of said brace. members 6 are bolted to the flanges 10 as shown at 11. l

' It will be understood that the outer longitudinally of the car body near the sides gitudinal brace members 4 are preferably in the form of vertical strips extending lo'nthereof and the angle irons 12 have their short horizontal arms bolted to the bottom of the car, as shown at 13, while thelong vertical arms thereof extend parallel with the vertical strips 4,'it being understood that the an le irons 12 are positioned outwardly of t e strips 4. 4

The angleirons 12 and ably spaced from one another and an upper horizontal strip 14 is, secured threbetween by ,rivets 15 or other suitable means, ,as

strips 4 are suit-- clearly shown in Fig. 2. From the horizontal strip 14 depend a pair-of vertical guide posts '16 which are braced bythe-inclined brace members 17 having their upper ends secu'redto the horizontal strip- 14 while their lower ends are securedto the outer faces of the vertical'guide posts 16, near the lower ends there f. It will be. understood that this construction is the same at either side of'the car and the inner faces-of the.

guide posts 16 ,to either side of the car are engaged in the recesses l8 in the'yertical edges of the lower or truck bolster 19,. near I the end) thereof, the ends ofthe' lower or truck bolster 19 being engaged between the guid'eposts of 'eaeh'pair, asshown inFigs;

and '3.

The lower or ado-k1 bolster decreases gradually in width from its centerto its opposite'ends as will bereadilyseen by re, ferring to Fig. 3 and while said bolster is side of the truck are connected at their lower ends by a bolt 54, beneath the end of the lower truck or bolster 19, as will be clearly seen in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that Ihaveprovided an improved car true: which will be strong and durable as Well a'sh ighly eliicient-in use. It will further be apparentthatallof the parts of the device,

are of extremelysimple construction and should any of the same become worn or brokentheyhmy be readily replaced at a' .ed in said frame, a king bolt carried by the frame and engaged through thebolster, said bolster being adapted to turn for a limited distance in either direction upon the king bolt, means carried by the frame for preventing vertical movement of the ends of the lllQlStQI', an upper bolster above the truck bolster, means for resiliently spacing the upper bolster from the truck bolster,

means carrie-dby the upper bolsterand engaged with the truck bolster to prevent turning of the same independently of the upperbolster, axle supporting means carried by the truck frame, axles 'carried by the supporting means, and Wheels mounted onsaid axles.

2. A device of the classdescribed"compris ing a truck frame, a king bolt carried by the truck frame, a truck bolster pivotally mounted upon the king bolt, means for pre venting upward movement of the ends of the truckbolster, means for preventing downward movement of the ends of the truck bolster, bearing means carried by the truck frame for the truck bolster, a car bolster above the truck bolster, guide posts depending from the opposite ends of the car bolster, arcuate bearing cups positioned upon the truck bolster and arranged concentrically of the king bolt, springs between the car bolster and the-truck bolster, said springs havingtheir lower "ends en-. gaged in the bearing cups while their upper ends are secured to the car bolster, axles car- -ried by said truck frame, and wheels mounted upon said axles.

3. A device of the class described comprising a truck frame, including transverse and longitudinal members, means for connecting the transverse members, a king bolt carried by said means, a truck bolster mounted on said king bolt between. the transverse truck frame members, said transverse truck frame members having their ends secured in the longitudinal truck frame members, bearing means for the truck bolster, means for preventing upward movement of the truck bolster,means' for preventing downward movement of the truck bolster, a car resiliently spacing the car bolster above thetruck bolster, and guide means connected with the car bolster and engaged with the truclnbolster to prevent independent move- ;:bolster above thetruck bolster, means for'.

ment of said bolsters.

4 4:. A device of the class described com prising a truck frame including transverse verse framemembers having their ends conand longitudinal'frame members, said transv nected with the longitudinal frame members,

means for connecting thetransverse frame members, a king bolt carried by the connect ing means', a truck bolster mounted onthe king boltbetween the transverse frame members, bearing means for the truck bolster carried by the; transverse frame member con.- nectin means, means carried by the trans verse frame members for preventin'g'fiownward movement ofthe ends of the truck bolster, means carried by thelongitudinal frame" members for preventing upward movement carried bythe car bolster,- means carried by the truck bolster for receiving the lowe ends of the springs, and guide members carends of the truckbolster to guide the car of the, ends of the truck bolster, a car bolster positioned upon the truck bolster, springs.

bolster in its vertical movement and prevent independent bolsters. V r

prising truclr frame including connected horizontal movement of. said v r 5. A'device'of the class describedfcomtransverse-frame members and longitudinal j frame members, meanslcarried by the trans-' 1 verse \frame members for'supportin'g abol ster therebetween, a bolster mounted upon said means, said bolsterbei'ng tapered to ward its opposite ends and extended beyond the'longitudinal frame members, means for preventing downward" movement of the bolster, means for preventing upward movement-of the bolster, a. car bolster above the truck bolster, cushioning means between said bolsters, arcuate members carried by said 'truck bolster for holding the lower ends of the cushioning means, guide members, the ends of the truck bolster having recesses in their side edges, said guide members being engaged in said recesses, axle supporting means carriedby the truckframe, axles. mounted in said means,.and wheels mounted upon said axles.

6. In a car truck mounting, a bolster -mounted beneath thecar, a truck frame mounted upon said bolster for pivotal move- 100 I ried by the car bolster and engaged with the ment in a, horizental plane, cushiening means frame Witt-1 ll-elation tojseicl belstezz. r

armngedbetw'een the bolster and thebottom" of thecur encl means for preventing pivotal 9 {mu-11mg'mevement pf the bolster with the truck frame.

7. ln :1 car tree-1; momltir ig a belster erranged beneath the car, a truck 'iremepi'vet 8 lee-eel tiuck' mounting. treneveljsie dlepoeecl' bolster ;:z.-menged beneethrthe" new; body, cushlemng means mter'posed' between said bolster end the bottom offthe meteyielileblyhelrl :1e segue against relative 'vert-leel movementgmeen'sfer guldlng 32ml belster 1n 1te wertlcal movement, ev trucl: feame eentm-lly pivoteclmpen the bolster fer time I i11 movement in a horizontal 31am and SlliltllJlYfil'lT .ged'mear ls on the bolster end truck tieme toPfevent jlhfill relative trans- Neree; tilting movement.

9. In a car truck mounting a trens iereely die osecl bolster erren 'ecl beneath'the 02.1.

.P V a. e'ushlomng mews ndcerposecl between semi bolster an ltllebottem the ear to yieldingly holcl the same 21 moveme truck freme'inelucl eerellel QIZLZASVGTSQ. ,membets; a pivot be ing- C3114 trall'y mrrangeclbetween said fl'lell'lbQifS said bolster being mounted" upon said bearing 1st rel t ve Vertical -"oi herebyseid' truclcframe has limited pivetal mevement in .1 llOllEiOlfltiLl plane Villll respect to tlielvolster, guide means to: the

bolster l' olcling the same age-inst, turning movement wlth the truck frame, and sl clably means on the bolster anal the "rensverse frame members up0n opposite siclebf the pivot 'beerin'gto prevent trans;

versetilting mevement of the bolster erl'd" ireme'With-respect to each otl'lerf In testimony whereof} hereunto afll'xmy 'signatm'ein the presenceof two Witnesses.

Pei-TRICK J FANTY Witnesses:

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